1 Ndipo mhurwa Samuele wateŵetiyanga Ambuya pasi paku Eli, mazu gha Ambuya kuti ghanguŵapo viŵi cha mu mazuŵa ghenigha, nanga ndi mboniwoni kuti zinguwoneka viŵi cha.
Visimikizgu vidu vyose vikuruta, nanga ndi mchimi nayo mulivi, ndipo palivi nanga njumoza mukati mwidu yo waziŵa kuti ichi chikafikanga mpaka zuŵanji.
Kweniko kulivi kuchima, ŵanthu ŵataya kujitintha, kweni wakutumbikika ndi mweniyo wasunga dangu.
Ndikaŵachitanga ŵanthu kuŵa ŵauliwuli kwakuruska golide lamampha, ndi unthu wa ŵanthu kwakuruska golide la Ofiri.
Soka lituza pa soka, mbiri yirondo mbiri; ŵapenja chiwona ku mchimi, kweni dangu limara ku mzukuru, ndi fundu ku ŵara.
Viyo Elkana wanguwere ku nyumba yake ku Rama. Ndipo mhurwa yo wateŵetiyenga Ambuya pa maso ghaku Eli mzukuru.
Samuele wateŵetanga paurongo pa Ambuya, mhurwa wakuvwala efodo wa bafuta.
Ndipo nkhajiyuskiyanga mzukuru wa chivwanu, mweniyo wakachitanga kwakuyana ndi mtima wangu ndi zeru zangu; ndikamuzenganga kuŵa nyumba yakukho, wakaserenga ndipo wakatuwanga paurongo pa ŵakupakika ŵangu kwamuyaya.
Yose yo wasiyika mu nyumba yako wazenge ndi wajikamiyenge iyo pa kupempha kachipitika ka siliva pamwenga burunga la chiŵande, ndipo wanenenge, “Ndipempha undiŵike, mu malo ghamoza gha ŵazukuru, mwakuti ndirghenge livuvu lachiŵande.” ’ ”
Samuele wangugona mpaka ndi mlenji; sono wangujura visasa vya nyumba ya Ambuya. Ndipo Samuele wenga ndi mantha kuti wamunene Eli za chiwona chiya.
Ndipo Ambuya anguwoneka so pa Shilo pakuti angujivumbuwa iwo ŵeneko kwaku Samuele penipa.